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__is an umbrella term that captures both EOs and AOs within it. __ are environmental variables that alters the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of a stimulus. Essentially, ___ alter the value of things for a particular person in a particular context and time.

What is a Motivating Operation 

100

This behavior altering effect is an decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by the stimulus, activity, or item in the past.

What is abative  effect

100

You just ate a very large meal, so you are satiated on food and food is not reinforcing to you for the next several hours. You stop seeking food since you are no longer hungry. What type of MO is this?

Abolishing Operation (AO)

100

 A condition or object that signals a worsening or improving of conditions. This motivating operation is a type of “stimulus that systematically precedes the onset of painful stimulation" (Cooper).

Conditioned Motivating Operation Reflexive (CMO-R)

100

 During workdays, your scheduled lunch is 12:00 pm, and you are usually quite hungry by then. On the weekends, you always have very filling breakfast and don’t feel very hungry at noon. However, when you look at the clock and see that it is noon on Saturday, you beginning seeking food. This is an example of what MO ?

CMOS


The presentation of the 12:00 on the clock serves as a CMO-S because it has been paired so often with being very hungry, so just seeing the clock display the time increases the value of food as a reinforcer.  

200

the two types of motivating operations are ___ and _____

What is Establishing operation and abolishing operation

200

This behavior altering effect is an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by the stimulus, activity, or item in the past.

What is evocative effect 

200

a type of MO that did not require any learning to have a value altering effect.

Unconditioned Motivating Operation

200

An environmental variable that establishes/abolishes the effectiveness of another stimulus as a reinforcer or punisher

Conditioned Motivating Operation Transitive (CMO-T)

200

Driving around in the Florida summer without A/C makes me very hot! When I get to my destination, I go straight to the water cooler and get some water. In relation to my getting water, the heat had an: _____ (increased my getting water). A.Establishing Effect B. Abolishing Effect C. Evocative Effect D. Abative Effect

What is C

300
MO's are environmental variables that have two types of effects: ______ and _____

What is  Value altering effect and behavior-altering effect 

300

Deprivation of water increases the current frequency of behavior that has gained you access to food in the past (opening the fridge, going in a restaurant, or grabbing a snack from your bag).

This is an example of what kind of effect?

behavior-altering effect? 

300

A type of motivating operation with a value-altering effect that occurs because of a learning history

Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO)

300

 A stimulus that acquired its effectiveness as an MO by being paired with another, previously established, MO. 


The ___ stimulus has the same effects on behavior and consequences as the motivating operation that it was paired with.

Surrogate Conditioned Motivating Operations (CMO-S)

300

You're in session and Johnny Jonny wants to play with a light-up toy, but it is emitting a very weak light. Johnny keeps trying to turn the light on and eventually begins to show precursors to crying. The light will not work without a new battery. A need for a new battery increases. This is an example of what MO?

What is CMO-T

400

The effect that can produce either an increase or decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event is the: A. Behavior-altering effect B. Abative effect C. Evocative effect D. Value-altering effect

What is A Behavior altering effect

400

 The reinforcing effectiveness of water is established when you are very thirsty. Each time you are thirsty, you will increase the behavior that allows you to gain access to water. If you were not in a state of water deprivation, the value of water as a reinforcer would be low. This is an example of which MO?

Establishing Operations (EO)

400

Deprivation of warmth establishes the value of warmth as a reinforcer throughout the person’s lifespan and regardless of learning history. This is what type of MO?

Unconditioned Motivating Operation

400

 You start to feel tightness in your left eye (worsening condition), which you know from experience will lead to a blinding migraine in 15 minutes. The value of your migraine medication goes up. What is this an example of?

Conditioned Motivating Operation Reflexive (CMO-R)

400

Poppy is sitting in her room with the RBT she is currently working with.Poppy does not like this RBT. Through her room window,  she see's her BCBA walk in the gym. Poppy loves working and playing with her BCBA, so the value of the gym play increases. This is an example of what type of MO?

What is A CMO-R

500

The effect that can produce either an increase or decrease in the reinforcing effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event is the: A. Behavior-altering effect B. Abative effect C. Evocative effect D. Value-altering effect

What is D Value altering effect

500

The reinforcing effectiveness of water is established when you are very thirsty. Each time you are thirsty, you will increase the behavior that allows you to gain access to water. If you were not in a state of water deprivation, the value of water as a reinforcer would be low.

In this example, being thirsty is what type of effect?

What is A value alternating effect?

500

Which of the following is an example of a UMO as it relates to humans? A. Getting paid for a job every 2 weeks B. Putting on a sweater to go outside C. Sleeping after a week of not getting any sleep D. Playing with your children after they have been in school all day

C

500

 You are fixing a roof and you have nails but you need a hammer to use the nails. Finding a hammer is now a must. 

Which motivating operation is this an example of?

Transitive Conditioned Motivating Operation (CMO-T)

500

 You may be trying to open a bottle of wine (deprived of wine) and in that moment you really need a wine key to open the wine. Being deprived of wine in that moment and the bottle of wine that cannot be opened easily is a _____that establishes the ____ of opening the wine with a wine key and evokes behaviors to find the wine key or ask someone for help.

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